The gun pressed firm against Kaspian’s forehead. My arm was steady, my eyes colder than the barrels trained at me from his men. The fight around us had gone quiet, gunfire fading into groans and the metallic clatter of dropped weapons. The Noir de Costas had carved through the Vipers like shadows through fire—swift, merciless, leaving only embers in their wake. Now, the only sound was Kaspian’s ragged breathing against the steel of my weapon.“Checkmate,” I whispered.For the first time, his smirk faltered. His cocky, untouchable façade cracked, and beneath it was the raw man—the boy who had been chasing shadows his entire life. His eyes blazed with something feral, a rage mixed with desperation, and his voice came out like a guttural roar.“Why?!” he spat, his body trembling against the pressure of the gun. “Why is it always him? Why does Sebastian get everything? Why does he get you? Why does he get love, loyalty, devotion—and I get nothing?”His chest heaved, his words spilling lik
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